W/R REPORT: Democrats abolish ominous 'Rule 3'

12:55 AM,
Jul. 22, 2012

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Officials of the Delaware County Democratic Party met in recent days and voted to throw out Rule 3, an element of their bylaws that had a chilling effect on relations between mainstream party members and dissidents.

As Democratic Party rules go, Rule 3 is a relatively recent one. Precinct committeemen adopted - or at least reaffirmed - the rule in 2010, before the term of current party chairman Mike Quirk. The rule prohibited any party officer from "publicly or privately" supporting or contributing to any candidate "who does not commit ...